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Bow ONLY 25 25.51%
Bow mostly. Some gun 38 38.78%
Only pick up a gun for Turkey 5 5.10%
Only pick up a gun if I bow season was a bust. 1 1.02%
Only use gun for doe management. 0 0%
Love 'em both. Do 'em both. 29 29.59%
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:47 AM   #1
 
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:50 AM   #2
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Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


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Old 04-23-2008, 09:51 AM   #3
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I use a gun for deer several times a year, but not nearly as much as I bowhunt.

I will also hunt for turkeys with a gun. If I am lucky enough to get one, I'll start chasing with a bow.

I like bowhunting better than gun hunting, but there are some aspects of gun hunting that are really fun and down right exciting.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:52 AM   #4
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I use what ever I feel like using that given day as long as its legal. I like my Guns and Hunting to much to go Bow only! To much Family Tradition with gun hunting in my Family that I would miss out on if I was a Bow only hunter!
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I use them both.
I'm probably 95% / 5%-- bow / gun respectivley, no matter what season it is here.
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Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


How can you be "Bow only" if you hunt with a Shotgun for pheasants???
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:57 AM   #7
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I am primarily a bowhunter, but I will use a gun for deer if I feel like. Mostly handgun or slug gun. Turkeys I plan to split time depending on how the season is going.
Small game, predators etc I will have a gun in hand. I don't think I could ever go 100% bow.
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:59 AM   #8
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Bow only.

Only thing I use a gun for is trap shooting, and pheasant hunting.

I have no problem with rifles, or ML's, or anything. If I did, I'd have a problem with most my friends and family


How can you be "Bow only" if you hunt with a Shotgun for pheasants???
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I voted for "Bow mostly. Some Gun" even though it's not a precise fit for me. Last year was my first year bow hunting, and I'm hooked for life. I don't, however, see me hanging up my rifle, muzzle loader or shotgun.... ever. I'm a "hunter", plain and simple, and I enjoy hunting using each and every method available to me.
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:02 AM   #10
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I was bow only for 27 years... except I'd take the shotgun dove hunting. Shoulders gone bad, can't shoot a bow any more so, except for crossbows, bowhunting is a thing of the past. Back to muzzleloaders! REAL muzzleloaders. I'm easing back into smokepoles the way I got started the first time. Building a Kentucky rifle kit.


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